Yvette (, ) is a feminine given name, the French feminine form of Yves, which means yew or archer in some cases.

Variations

* Catalan: Ivet *

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

: Yveta * Dutch: Yvette, Yvet * English: Yvette, Yvet, Yvett * French: Yvet, Yvette *

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

: Yvet, Yvett, Ivet *

Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

: Yvet * Hungarian: Ivett *

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

: Ivette * Polish: Iweta * Portuguese: Ivete *

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

: Иветта (Ivetta) * Spanish: Ivette, Iveth * Swedish: Yvet, Ivet * Ukrainian: Іветта (Ivetta)

Name days

*Czech Republic: ''7 June'' *Hungary: ''13 January'', ''6 May'' and ''29 June'' *Poland: ''13 January'' *Slovakia: ''27 May'' *Bulgaria: ''24 June'' ("Eniovden") *Latvia: 12 December

Notable people

* Yvette Alexander (born 1961), U.S. politician *

Yvette Andréyor Yvette Andréyor (born Yvette Louise Pauline Royé, 6 August 1891 – 30 October 1962) was a French actress most popular in the era of silent film. She appeared in more than 100 films between 1910 and 1962. Biography Yvette Louise Pauline R ...

(1891–1962), French silent film actress * Yvette Baker (born 1968), British orienteer * Yvette Barbaza (1914–2009), French geographer * Yvette Biro, Hungarian essayist, screenwriter, and professor emerita * Yvetta Blanarovičová, Slovak actress and singer * Yvette Borup Andrews (1891–1959), American photographer * Yvette Brind'Amour (1918–1992), Canadian actor * Yvette Cason, U.S. film and television actress *

Yvette Chauviré Yvette Chauviré (; 22 April 1917 – 19 October 2016) was a French prima ballerina assoluta and actress. She is often described as France's greatest ballerina, and was the mentor of another pair of well-known prima ballerinas named, Sylvie Guill ...

(1917–2016), French prima ballerina *

Yvette Clarke Yvette Diane Clarke (born November 21, 1964) is an American politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for New York's 9th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party (United States ...

(born 1964), U.S. politician *

Yvette Cooper Yvette Cooper (born 20 March 1969) is a British politician who has served as Home Secretary since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party, Cooper has been Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), member of parliament (MP) for Po ...

(born 1969), British politician *

Yvette Coppersmith Yvette Coppersmith (born 1980) is an Australian painter; she specialises in portraiture and still life. In 2018 she won the Archibald Prize with a self-portrait, in the style of George Lambert. Coppersmith studied at the Victorian College of t ...

(born 1980), Australian artist * Yvette D'Ath (born 1970), Australian politician * Yvette Devereaux, U.S. conductor * Yvette Espinosa (1911–1992), English ballerina and ballet teacher * Yvette Estermann (born 1967), Swiss politician *

Yvette Fielding Yvette Paula Fielding (born 23 September 1968) is an English television presenter, producer, actress, writer and paranormal investigator. In 1987, aged 18, she became the youngest presenter on the BBC television programme '' Blue Peter''. With h ...

(born 1968), British broadcaster and actress * Yvette Flores, U.S. child actress for the Kidsongs videos and TV show * Yvette Flunder (born 1955), U.S. bishop and singer * Yvette Fontaine (born 1946), Belgian racing driver * Yvette Freeman (born 1957), U.S. actress * Yvette Giraud (1916–2014), French singer * Yvette Girouard, U.S. softball coach *

Yvette Guilbert Yvette Guilbert (; born Emma Laure Esther Guilbert, 20 January 1865 – 3 February 1944) was a French cabaret singer and actress of the Belle Époque. Biography Emma Laure Esther Guilbert was born in Paris on 20 January 1865 to a modestly w ...

(1867–1944), French cabaret singer and actress * Yvette Higgins (born 1978), Australian water polo player * Yvetta Hlaváčová (born 1975), Czech swimmer * Yvette Jaggi (born 1941), Swiss politician * Yvette Jarvis, U.S./Greek athlete, politician, actress and model * Yvette Kane (born 1953), U.S. judge * Yvette Kong (born 1993), Hong Kong competitive Olympic swimmer * Yvette Lapointe (1912-1994), Canadian pioneer of Quebec comics * Yvette Lee Bowser (born 1965), U.S. television writer and producer * Yvette Lewis (athlete) (born 1985), Panamaian track and field athlete * Yvette Lu, Canadian independent film and stage actress, singer, composer, writer and producer * Yvette Marie Stevens (born 1953), American singer, better known as Chaka Khan *

Yvette Michele Michele Yvette Bryant (born December 17, 1968), known professionally as Yvette Michele, is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singing, singer. Career Michele released her debut album, ''My Dream'', on August 26, 1997 on the RCA Records, RCA rec ...

(born 1972), U.S. R&B singer * Yvette Mimieux (1942–2022), U.S. film and television actress * Yvette Nicole Brown (born 1971), U.S. actress * Yvette Nipar (born 1964), American actress * Yvette of Huy (1158–1228), Christian prophetess and anchoress * Yvette Overdyck, New Zealand architect * Yvette Rekangali, Gabonese politician * Yvette Roudy (born 1929), French politician *Yvette Sylvander, one half of Swedish cover model twins Yvette and Yvonne Sylvander * Yvette Tollar, Canadian jazz vocalist * Yvette Vickers (1928–2010s), U.S. actress, pin-up model and singer * Yvette Williams (1929–2019), New Zealand athlete * Yvette Wilson (1964–2012), U.S. comedian and actress * Yvette Young, American musician

Fictional characters

* Yvette Carte-Blanche, a fictional character in the British comedy series

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'' *Yvette, the codename of the fictional organiser of the Belgian escape organisation for allied bomber pilots, ''Lifeline'', in the BBC television series '' Secret Army'' *Yvette Saywell, the protagonist of D.H. Lawrence's '' The Virgin and the Gipsy'' *Yvette, the maid and secondary character in the movie ''

Clue Clue may refer to: * Clue (information) – a piece of information bringing someone closer to a conclusion. People with the name * DJ Clue (born 1975), mixtape DJ * Fredy Clue (born 1994 or 1995), Swedish artist and musician * Oliver Clue * ...

'' *Yvette, one of the main six Groovy Girls, a doll series manufactured by Manhattan Toy *Yvette Durelle, the

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's love interest in

Mordecai Richler Mordecai Richler (January 27, 1931 – July 3, 2001) was a Canadian writer. His best known works are ''The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (novel), The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz'' (1959) and ''Barney's Version (novel), Barney's Versi ...

's '' The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz'' *Yvette Gabriella Montilyet, Josephine's younger sister in '' Dragon Age Inquisition.'' *Yvette Samoris by Guy De Maupassant *Yvette Woodgrove, supporting character in ''

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'' (originally named Yoshimi Takenouchi)

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Notable people

Fictional characters

See also